Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Equations of motion

Equations of motion — practice question

A student launches a ball straight upwards in the positive direction. The ball undergoes an elastic collision with the ceiling, then bounces back and accelerates towards the student’s hand, taking $1.2\,\text{s}$ in total. Which graph most accurately shows the acceleration of the ball from the instant it leaves the hand until just before it comes back to the hand?

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